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chrissmith921

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  1. 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said:

    Genuine question that I've never figured out.

    What constitutes a "successful" dribble?

    How far do you have to move for it to be deemed a dribble? I assume successful just means you didn't get tackled.

    But if Wayne Rooney collects the ball, runs 3 steps and then passes it, is that a successful dribble?

    run in possession beating an opposing player who is attempting to tackle you - and result in a shot or successful pass afterward.

  2. 9 hours ago, Stevo985 said:

    I guess the positive is that Germany, Spain and Italy will all have knocked each other out (apart from one obviouly) before we'd meet them. 

    Our route if we'd won the group would have been something like:

     

    Rd 16: Northern Ireland/Turkey
    QF: Belgium
    SF: Croatia
    FINAL

    And now it'll be something like:

    Rd 16: Hungary
    QF: France
    Semi: Spain/Germany (assuming Spain beat Italy)
    FINAL Wales

     

    Basically, we're going out in the Quarter Final, if we make it that far.

    :)

  3. 21 hours ago, kurtsimonw said:

    Where have you been? I was fully expecting to be able to piss take for a few days and you disappear until now, where me piss taking would be futile. Well done though, well on your way to the QFs. :thumb:

    I only come on here in work - and was off Thurs/Fri to watch the game :)

    piss take all you want - England won that game and were fully deserving of it, I think Wales played the occasion rather than the game but I did dream a little at half time!

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  4. Good players, god awful manager with no clue on his best team - in all seriousness, someone at the FA needs to sit down here and work out whats going wrong. Roy clearly does not know his best team to put out... you looked good against us, I thought it could be like Euro 96 again but if you get Portugal next - you're going home.

  5. 15 hours ago, osmark86 said:

    Inclined to agree here. England has, on paper, the best team in that group and could yet surprise a few people. Non-rose-tinted pov from a swede.

    But they have Roy Hodgson stood there orchestrating them to play in a style that doesn't fit the players they have at all - its like watching Belgium

  6. 1 minute ago, kurtsimonw said:

    Russia created far more today, Slovakia/Wales looked about even. Can't say I'm at all concerned...

    ...yet

    Wales tested their keeper 5-6 times, scored twice, had two clear penalties ruled out (including one that should have ended Skrtyl (???)'s tournament) - you certainly seem concerned the amount of times you tell us you're better than us :) you should beat us, comfortably.... lets see if your players can deliver, and more importantly, your manager can use his subs as well as say Coleman has.

  7. 6 minutes ago, JPAngel said:

    Anyone else hoping Slovakia score more, piss off the Russian fans who in turn act violently and get their team chucked out of the competition? :hooray:

    They'll finish bottom anyway - Wales, England, Slovakia - in that order.

  8. 32 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said:

    Slovkia scored and had one cleared off the line without doing any kind of real passing, they literally ran through the Welsh defence.

    Weiss and Hamsik are both better players than what England possess. Hamsik in particular would walk into either of our national teams, quite comfortably.

  9. 4 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said:

    That's not what I said.

    England fans cause trouble, you say this is putting a target on our back. Some English fans eating food get beaten up by Russians - and that's just fine? You are being far too black and white, not all English fans are innocent, not all English fans are trouble makers.

    There is an issue and there will always be an issue, you will see the same headlines over and over. Does that make it alright for other nations fans to kick the shit out of people who actually are trying to have a good time?

    Good time in Marseilles but who were arrested as a result? Or is that conspiracy theory rubbish?

  10. England fans have been at it for years. Still are.

    This time, people fought back - and were prepared. And now in 2 years these English fans will need to go to Russia - its going to be the same. Not innocent at all though - years and years England fans have been pricks? Or is that not true as well?!

  11. Wales sit deep but compact - so the space is wide only - we have 4 big centre backs and a massive keeper - we want you to play cross after cross.

    England lack the technical quality to 'Arsenal' it around our box with 8-9 one touch passes and open us up through the middle.

    We didn't concede from open play in qualifying at all by the way - just so you know - we sit deep but you need to break us down - and then leave Bale against Chris Smalling 1 v 1.... hello!

  12. Just now, kurtsimonw said:

    That makes perfect sense. So if one of my Polish locals causes a bit of trouble, should I gather all of my friends to go in to the Polish shop down the road and smash the shit out of all of them. Because clearly they cant be innocent, they're Polish too, they're just as responsible for the man causing the trouble!

    Bookmark this thread and return after World Cup 2018 when 'innocent England fans beaten up' starts around.

    And after Euro2020, WC2024.... etc etc.

    Every time theyre involved, always claim to be innocent.

  13. 12 minutes ago, BOF said:

    I think Vardy starts, if only because he got no minutes against Russia and as a reaction to the fact Kane flattered to deceive.  Squad game 'n all that.  Whether it's the right thing to do is another matter.  I just think that's what he'll do.

    No space behind Wales' backline for Vardy to run into - Wales sit deep and compact - what England should do is go wide to pin our fullbacks (always our out ball under Coleman, Speed) in so we can't get bodies up to support Ramsey Bale and HRK.

    If you try to play through Wales - you wont do it. If you go wide, you'll have more joy. But hey ho.

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  14. 31 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

    This is what the Russian journalist I mentioned previously said on Football Daily when they had him on again.

    He re-emphasised that the Russian hooligans had the England game "circled in red" a long time ago. He said the attitude is very much that English fans claim to be the real hooligans, but the Russians wanted to come and prove that they were more dangerous.

    He also said he'd be very surprised if they had the same sort of trouble again, and that the serious hooligans would have gone home already.

     

    He was incredibly scathing of the attitude towards the violence in Russia as well

     

    every single tournament England fans are causing problems. Every single time. If a group put themselves up there to be shot at, they cant complain when they are, surely?

    Guess what - it'll be the same in 2 years time too, England fans will travel en masse, and cause carnage. And these blokes will be back, and will hammer them for it.

    Its not difficult to do - turn up, have fun, don't be dickheads, go home.

    Don't see Welsh fans getting their teeth rearranged by 'MMA fighters' (!) etc - and there are a lot of individual dickheads in there too for sure - but England have this ability to bring the numbers of idiots that make them a target.

  15. On ‎28‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 17:56, DamsonwoodVillan said:

    Total hypocrisy from a lot of fans so nostalgic for the Gregory era!

    We had darn good players in those days. Yes his first run when he took over was amazing, but I think it went sour for him quickly when we went from top at Christmas to finishing 6th. 

    Villa fans of the time moaned constantly of the dour football Gregory served up, and his ridiculous public spats with Ellis and some of the players. In those days we did truly have a squad that should have done better. He was a big disappointment in the most part for me, but stole the hearts of the fans for being a 'Villa man'.

    id rather have a villa man there and underachieve than some dickhead just after a payday and underachieve.......

  16. This is my last Villa game for a long time as moving away - if it was any other - yes I'd walk out but this I'm staying to the bitter end.

    I've been going since 88 so I'm choosing to at least take in the ground etc before I don't get to go back for a long while.

     

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